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Chilean Court Convicts Three for 1976 Washington DC Car Bombing

23 Haziran 2026The Guardian

A Chilean court has convicted three former agents of Augusto Pinochet's secret police for their roles in the 1976 car bomb attack in Washington DC that killed former Chilean minister Orlando Letelier and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt. The agents, Pedro Espinoza, José Zara, and Raúl Iturriaga, received…
This verdict comes fifty years after the attack, highlighting the ongoing pursuit of justice for victims of state terrorism.
The car bomb attack in 1976 was part of a broader campaign by Pinochet's regime to eliminate political opponents both in Chile and abroad. The attack specifically targeted Letelier, a vocal critic of the dictatorship, and has been a pivotal moment in the history of Chilean state terrorism.
The conviction of these former agents marks a significant moment in the long struggle for accountability regarding human rights abuses during Pinochet's regime. It reflects a broader trend in Latin America where countries are increasingly confronting their pasts, though the road to justice remains fraught with chall…

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